Russian troops on the border with Ukraine are the reaction to the voltage created in the region, said Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Sadkov in an interview with the American CNN TV channel.
“Russian troops are located on the territory of the Russian Federation near the Ukrainian border, and we consider it necessary to leave them there in the face of a very tense situation, the unfriendly atmosphere created by various NATO exercises, fighters and spy airplanes of NATO, the promotion of NATO infrastructure to the borders,” – Quotes RIA News Peskov.
The representative of the Kremlin stressed that Moscow is forced to respond and “take precautions”: “Therefore, our military on our territory there.”